Chariton courier., May 18, 1894, Image 3

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THE GHABITOH COUBIEK.
CP VAHDIVZ&.Utnd Prop.
KEYTESVTLLE, - MISSOURI.
Eatsrsd at the post-oOe at Kyttvllls Mo
as Meood-cU mall matUr.
Friday, Msy II. llM.
Border County Notes.
8AU5E.
Iter. Xorvell and wife, of
Gilliam, attended the Baptist
convention in Dallas, Tex., last
week.
Father Ryan officiated at the
marriage of Joseph Baier and
Mrs. Sophia Ebling, in Slater,
Mapr 8 th.
Rev. J. D. Thomason, May
9th, united in marriage, at Gil
liam, J. P. Foster and Miss
Hattie Powell.
The Knights Templar, of
Marshall, celebrated Ascencion
day by appropriate services in
the M. E. church.
J. J. Bowman, a William
Jewel prize taker in composi
tion and oratory, is a citizen of
Good Lock neighborhood.
E. VT. Vanghan, of Slater,
has received an appointment
under Gen. J. O. Shelby, U. S.
marshal for the "Western dis
trict of Missouri.
Miss Jennie Adams who has
been teaching in the Slater
public schools the past year
has received an appointment
in the state university.
Rev. J. L. Sullins, pastor of
Orearville Methodist chnrch,
was seriously injured at the
railroad crossing, in Slater,
the night of May Cth.
The local camp of the Slater
Triple Alliance was banqueted
upon strawberries and ice
cream, the night of May Cth,
"by F. D. McCormick.
The grocery store, of Wheel--er
& Lemon, of Miami, was in
jured by fire May 9th. The
fire is supposed to have been
of incendiary origin.
The school board, of Slater,
"being hopelessly tied on prin
cipal of their public school
have referred the question to
the white voters for settle
ment. K. A. Wood, dealer in sad
dlery and harness of Marshall,
has made an assignment to
Jno. A. Dnnlap, trustee. The
liabilities are $1200 assets
$700.
In the case of the state, vs.
Robt. Doan, the defendant was
acquitted in Justice Jenkins
court at Slater. Attorney Har
vey appeared for the state, and
Burks for the defendant.
A "salary cut" cyclone struck
Slater railroad men May Gth.
The differences were adjusted
finally by dispensing with the
cervices of several telegraph
operators and a clerk in the de
pot. The following delegates re
presented Saline county in the
BtatM convention: W. M. Ty
ler, J. R. Kirk, Richard Hick
man, Logan B. Chappell, H. F.
Kapp, A. S. Taylor. Sam'l
Davis, R. F. Gaines and Henry
A. Peed.
The county convention in
structed in favor of Carring
ton, Finks and Heard, endorsed
Missouri's delegation in con
gress (Mr. Cobb, of course, al
ways excepted) and declared
vociferously for free coinage.
The vote in the convention
stood G-i to 27 in favor of the
oppressed people and the eter
nal principles of truth.
HOWARD.
The Democrat Csnntr complaint
el tht dearth o! new marriage la the
.county.
. TbV.flrtt aloea akesse io eight
year was granted bj the Glasgow
citj council last week to Collins &
KaEeL
Ground has been broken in Fay
ette for the new $75,000 college
boHding to be erected by the M. E.
Chnrch, Sooth.
Dr. Thoe J. Payne, of Fayette, hai
returned from Oklahoma and will
again hang ont his eign in the capi
tal of Howard.
Mrs. Sallie Robb, aged 87, lining
near Barton, and long reeident of
the county, is quite ill and not ex
pected to recover.
A farmer, near Talbot, Is com
plaining that a thief, while he was
absent at church relieved him of a
razor and a revolver.
The vote in Glasgow April 28th
on the question of putting in a sys
tem of water-worke was practically
unanimous, only five votes being
cast against it.
Paul C Smith, a Fayetta boy, has
just graduated with high honors at
the Philadelphia medical college.
Penn., after taking a three years
course. lie will soon return to lay
ette. The committee of the Glasgow
city council on water-works was
granted authority, at a late meeting
to expend not exceeding $200 for
maps and specifications ot the work
on which bids are to be invited.
The Adrertiser last week printed
for the seventh time in the life of
Fred Marsden as a benedict the
proud fact that he is papa. Soch
enterprising citizens as he and his
worthy spouse should be entitled to
a gold medal from the state.
Oliver Fordus, 22 years old living
near Armstrong, had his foot and
lower part of the leg serverely crush
ed by the falling ot a corn burr in
the mill where he worked. Ills
screams brought to his aid his
mother and younger brother who
released him. It Is thought bis foot
will have to be amputated.
Mrs. A.nnie Evans, wife ot J. R.
Evans, died at her home in Arm
strong very eudduely at 1 o'clock
Monday morning. May 7th. The
funeral services were conducted in
the Methodist church of that place
the next day and her body was laid
to rest In the Wesleyan cemetery
until the reserectiun morn.
The Fayette school board has
elected the following teachers for
the ensuing yean M. F. Fragler,
superintendent; Miss Lizzie Erwin,
room No 1; Miss Lillie Brjan, room
No 2; Miss Kate Gillipsy, room No
S; Miss Mamie Thompson, room No
4; Miss Maggie Detherage, room No
5; Miss Mary Morrison, room No C;
Miss Lizzie Smith, room No 7;
lion. John D. Starks, candidate
for reelection to the state senate
from ilowurd-Cooper district has
been circulating among the people
of Howard lately, lie claims that
the new "corrupt practices' act"
does not leave him margin enough
to advertise in the Howard county
papers, and the Democrat-Uaunerln,
therefore, giving him free compli
mentary notices.
The Howard county .Icrerfiser
complains that at the candidates
meeting at New Franklin Col. Switx
ler, ot Boonville Democrat, bored
the people for an hour, leaving no
time for some local candidates to
maktfthe people tired. From our
knowledge of the Col. we had rather
be "bored" by him for tiro hours
then to hear the average county
candidate talk for 18 minutes. They
make us weary in about 2 minutes,
the Col. always has something worth
listlning to, to say to the people.
u.x.x.
F.M.Simon has been appointed
post-master ot Shel!y.
Dr. Pettijohu will probably be the
Republican candidate for representa
tive. John MrGowan has filed bis f 100,
000 bond as post-master at Brook
filed. Lee Myer, ot Linneus, waa married
to Mies Carrie Uaymann in Uunta
ville May 5th.
The new Baptist church in Linneus
will be dedicated by Elder Brown
Sunday, June 10th.
Mrs. E. D. Isbell, ot Linneus, was a
visitor to the Baptist convention at
Dallas, Tex., last week.
The office of police judge has been
revived in Marceline, and B. L.
White appointed to the place.
U.E. Aleshonse, U. E. South,
Browning, win baptize bj immer
sion about 40 converts next Sunday
Alvah Ross, was arrested in Okla
homa two weeks ago and placed in
the Linneus jail on a charge ot
arson.
The children of the Christian
Church Sunday school, ot Linneus,
enjoyed a flshiog party and picnic
last week.
The marshal of Brookfleld placed
five prisonsrs in the Linneus jail
May 3rd charged with vagrancy
and robbery.
Linn county s delegates to thestate
convention were Judge W.U, Brown
lee, U. W. Crawley, U. K. West, C.
W. Green and E. J. Conger.
Marceline's new public school build
ing is being rapidly pushed to com
pletion. It will supply a long needed
want in that enterprising city.
Sunday May Gth near Purdin,
Howard Murran and Mies Nellie
Purdin were united in mar rage, Kev.
C. W. Uerley, of Linneus officiating.
Elder Caldwell preached a sermon
in Liuneus May Cth on "Religionand
Business." He advised business
men to advertise their goods, and
it they had no goods to advertise
anyway.
The Methodist revival services
that had been in progress for some
time in the Marceline opera bouse
closed Thursday night, May 10th.
The evangelist, Iter. E. G. Kilgore,
of Memphis, Tenn., has returned to
bis home. There were 35 or 40 con
versions, 20 uniting with the Meth
odist church.
The Marceline Journal waa unable
to find the place of meeting of the
Democratic township meeting May
5tb, because the band failed by the
tooting of horns and beating of
drums to locate the hallow in which
"the boys" were to meet. Marceline
is a "more wilder" and "woolier"
place than we had imagined. II also
tailed to hear from the county con
mention of Monday, because some
body did not send it a copy ot the
proceedings. The Linn county Dem
ocrats should encourage a journal
like the Courier, and then all its
papers could be furnished withevery
thing transpiring in the county.
LIVINGSTON.
Avalon had a $500 fire on the
morning of the 8th inst.
A special term of the Livingston
county circuit court was in session,
at Cbillicothe, last week.
Ringling Bros, worlds greatest
snow depleted Chillicothe ot its small
change Thursday May 10th.
The Republicans carried Chillicothe
in the city election, electing a mayor
and a majority of the aldermen.
Circuit court was in session last
week, presided over by Judge Broad
dus, and transacted a large amount
ot business.
The Republicans held a grand jol
iflcation at Chillicothe, the night of
the 0th over their victoryin the
city election.
A boy, by the name of Elliott,
while riding on a load of hay that
was upset, had his arm broken in
Chillicothe, May Gth.
Mrs. Sue Stevens, ot near Spring
hill was found dead in bed Mayllth.
She is supposed to have died of heart
desease. She leaves a family of five
children, some of them married.
Richard Brown, the colored mur
derer in the Chillicothe jail, is slow
ly dying. The physicians think be
will die at 'the approach tfbot
weather.
Livingston county Populists are
preparing to have a grand barbacue
some time during the summer at
which It is proposed to have Con
gressman Watson, of Georgia,
speak.
Chas. Chsyney, of Chillicothe, was
married to Miss Gertrude Williane,
Awarded
lllfbeflt Honors Worlds Fair.
EL-
MOST PERFECT MADE
A furt Craps Crura of Tartar Powder. Fre
frotn Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant.
40 YZAXS TKI STAND AJUX.
at Meadville, at 2 o'clock p. mM
May 6th. Rev. Jeffreys, of the M.
E. church, spoke the solemn words
that made the happy couple one.
Charles Menke, jr., has been sen
tenced to five years in the peniten
tiary for assaulting a little girl. He
was tried at Chillicothe where his
casft was taken on a change of venue
from Caldwell county.
Isaac A. Whitney, whom we last
week noticed as being in jail, at
Macon, on a charge of grand larcen
cy, was. May 8th at Chillicothe
again married to Mrs. I. A. Whitney
whom he bad deserted fourteen
years ago.
The Knights Templar, of Chilli
cothe, celebrated Ascension day, in
that cjty, at the Episcopal church f
the evening of May 7th. The ser
mon was preached by Rev. Horatio
M. Gates, of Kansas city, a promi
nent knight.
A Xlilwalkee conductor was as
salted at Chillicothe depot May 8th
by a woman with her umbrella un
der the impression that he bad as
saulted her. The conductor prompt
ly disarmed the infuriated virago,
and allowed her to depart.
While one of Platter Bros, employ
ees was exercising a horse May 8th,
the horse became unmanageable and
ran away and coming in colliesion
with a horse belonging to J. Bevell
so injuring him with the shaft of the
sulky that he will probably die.
The Grand River Medical society
will hold a convention, at Chillicothe,
the second week in June. It is ex
pected to bring together a large as
semblage of the medical fraternity,
and eminent physicians will be pres
ent from Kansas City, St. Joe and
other points.
The house of Michael Ruddy, six
miles south of Chillicothe was con
sume last Friday morning together
with contents. Insurance on house
and furnature $ 800 which will not
cover the loss. His daughter was
tbc only person at home at the
time. The origin of the fire is un
known. In Circuit court May 9th Chas.
Menk, jr., of Caldwell Co., eon of
Chas. Menke of Chillicothe, was given
a 5 year term in the penitentiary,
for assault with intent to commit ' a
rape upon the person of Effie Cox
residing near Braymer, a little 0
year old girl.
A 14 year old boy, Irvin, eon of
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Robinson of
Chillicothe has mysteriously disap
peared from home. He has been
gone since Sunday May 6th. Any
information leading to his discovery
will be thankfully received by his
parents.
On the application of the defen
dants in the circuit court, the state
cases, 12 in number, against J. C.
Darragh, president, and E. C. Sat
tly, ex-cashier of the defunct Kansas
City Safe and Deposit Savings' bank,
indicted at Kansas City, sent to
Chillicothe on change of venue, were
continued to the September term.
At the home of the bride'? parents
corner of church and Madison streets
Chillicothe, Sunday morning at 10
o'clock, Mr. F. L. Ellett and Miss
Laura Brink were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony, Rev. J. W. An
derson, pastor of the First M. E.
Church officiating. Mr. Ellttt is lo
cal editor of the Chillicothe Constitu
tion and is one of Chillicothe's rising
young men.
The Marshal of Meadville was in
Cbillicothe last Friday in quest ot
Will Johnson, wanted in that place
for swindling its citizens. The mar
shal, also, believed he was wanted
in Illinois for robbing and torturing
a man in that state. If he is the
proper person the marshal will gain
a 300 reward for delivering him to
the authorities in the "sucker state."
Wm. Kemp, of Chillicothe, again
attempted suicide May 9th by
ewollowing the contents of a vial of
laudnum. He was detected in the
act however, and his life was saved
by the prompt application of an
emetic and vigorous walking until
the effects bad passed off. He had
been drinking. He was all right
again at last accounts.
The place of delegate to the state
Democratic convention seems to bea
place much sought for Its honor by
Chillicothe citizens. The following
were avowed candidates at Satur
days convention, E. L. Taylor, W.
H. Martin, D. Stewart, J. L. Davis
and L. A. Martin, and In the country
Judge Spean and Capt. C. H. Grace.
Taylor, Martin and Grace were elect
ed without instructions.
The grand jury ot Livingstone coun
ty hare found true bills against the
following persons: Wm. Speck and)
James Dillard, stealing timber
Ralph M. Kinzie, larceny from a
store, James Ralls, rape of a child
under 14 years old, Robert Mace,
stealing from a dwelling house, Alex.
Cleveland and U. C. Stewart, steal
ing timber. This Cleveland is doubt
less no relative of President Cleve
land or he would be now eating
government "pie" and would not
have to steal timber
CARROLL,
The Carroll county court was in
session last week and transacted a
large amount of businees.
The recent Democratic convention
endorsed "every vote and every offl
cial act" of Hon. U. S. Hall.
A 9-year-old son of T. E. Riley, of
Carrollton, has made the "round
trip" to Kansas all alone.
Capt Wh item an lectured recently
to the Grand Army Post, at Waken
da, upon the "Life and Character of
Benj. F. Butler."
It is reported that about May
15th, Joe W. Ingram, assistamt
cashier of the bank of Hale will be
come cashier of the Mendon bank.
Carroll county farmers were last
week blessed with copious rains, ben
efitting meadows and pastures, and
bringing up the corn lately planted.
Interesting revival meetings were
held at the Baptist church at Col
oma last week. They were conduct
ed by Rev. Major Barton, aided by
Rev. J.E. Petty.
Jno. Prout, of Parkers Branch, in
trying to stop his run-a-way team,
last week, wa run over by them and
badly hurt by the harrow to which
they were attached.
Louis E. Meadows and Miss Jessie
Gray, of Carrollton, were united in
marriage at the residence of Rev. C.
T. Phillips, pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church, Wednesday even
ing. Elder John Scott, of Southern In
diana, who has been visiting in Car
roil county, has gone into Chariton
county to hold revival services, af
ter which he will return to Nor
bome. The Hale school boared is in a
dead lock over election of principal.
It is equally divided between Jno. F.
Painter, of Chariton and Chas. Can
nady, of Bogard. Neither side seems
disposed to yield.
J. E. Deatherage, of Arizona, Kan
sas, is a new manager of the Badger
Lumber Co., of Carrollton, vice Burt
J. Wright, resigned. Mr. Deather
age is an experienced man in the
lumber business.
Mies Hattie Duluth Birch, ot Aus
tinburg, Ohio, has been engaged for
next year to teach Latin, Greek and
Higher Mathematics in the Carroll
ton academy. - She is a graduate of
Oberlin College, Ohio.
W. C. Daugherty, of Coloma, star
ted Wednesday, May 9th, for Eugene
Oregon, where he will attend as a
delegate the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church, which meets
the 19th of this month.
The school board, of Carrollton, is
waging war against the young
"coons" of that city for assaulting
school children. One of theee crimi
nals was arrested last week by the
civil authorities and turned over to
Supt Highgate for such punishment
as he might elect.
Rev. Dr. Dockery, father of Con
gressman Dockery, filled the pulpit
at the M. E. Church, South, at Car
rollton, Sunday, May 6th, in the ab
sence of Rer. G. J. Warren, who was
attending the general conference
now in its session at Memphis. Dr.
Dockery is one of the wheelhorsas of
Southern Metnodism in Missouri,
and is a preacher of great power.
The Bosworth Signal is advertis
ing marriage ceremonies in "lump
lots" at greatly reduced rates. The
only condition is that is "a dozen or
more couples enter into oneness at
the same time and employ the same
minister". A single lot might be
easily made up in Keytesvilie. if a
certain young lady would have the
"Grace" to put Jeff oat of his agony
of mind.
Frank Smith, aged 16 years, died
Sunday afternoon, May 5th, at 5
o'clock at his mothers home, near
Bogard, of typhoid pneumonia. De
ceased was an estimable young man
and leaves a large circle of relatives
and friends to mourn his untimely
death. Funeral services were held at
the residence Monday, conducted by
Revs. Phillips and Best, and the re-
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mains laid to rest in Oak Hill ceme
tery. The Carrollton Democrats, Brush
Creek correspondent makes the fol
lowing remarkable observation in
the last issne of that paper. "We
must approach the standard of per
fection slowly and solemnly improve
the mistakes of the past. The per
son who has no past must have a
hopeless future before him." The
profundity of the last observation ia
only equaled by the utterances of
Brunsby.the oracular friend of Capt.
Cuttle.
The delegates elected by the late
Carroll county Democratic conven
tion to the various conventions were
as follows: Those to state conven
tion were N. A. Spencer, I. C, Cruzen,
James M. Wilcoxson, V. M, Conk
ling, J. D. Ingram, Geo. F. Crutch
ley. Alternates John Wagaman,
F. H. Cabbell, W. L. Stewart, J. W.
Hartis, H. L. Givens, Thos. Kenton.
Those to congressional convention
were W. C. Erwin, Dr. J. T. Dewey,
C. R. Barnes, Jas. McPhetridge, J.N.
Cunningham, Frank Yehle, R. B.
Allison, W. L. Ballew, J. D. Penis
ton, J. T. Selby, N. Soggs, J. M.
Haines, Clay Thomas, W. O. Miller,
Those to senatorial convention were
Andrew Jackson, Ralph Lozier, R. D.
Ray, Frank Lovell, Price Mirick, A.
Z. Megede, J. L.- Barnes, Thomas
Kenton, Dr. E. L. Beatty, L. D.
Fair, Frank Taylor, Joe Ingram, C.
E. O'Hara, Frank Minnie, John
Crouch, Wm. Cochran, Dr. Baird,
James Charles, John Hartis, John
Cundiff.
MACON.
Miss Ella Brown died in Macon
May 10th of quick consumption,
aged 20 years.
A former citizen of Macon City,
W. F. Anderson, lately suicided in
Santa Cruz, Cala.
George Wright, near Woodville,
was badly but not seriously hurt
May 5th, by a wild herse rearing up
and falling on him.
Mrs. MoIIie Sauvinett, of Macon,
who sued the Iowa Central Railway
Company for f 10,000 for the loss of
herbusband, who was killed in a
wreck, received a verdict for f 4,250.
The Republican committe of Ma
con county met in "Star Chamber
Session" last week and . decided to
hold a county convention in Macon,
July 10th. The primaries will b
held June 23rd.
A tax has been levied against the
property of citizens abutting on par
ticularly described streets by the
city council of Macon City to pay
the cost of sprinkling said streets
during the coming season.
Mrs. Eva Matthews, of Macon, has
gone to St. Louis to attend her
brother who is in a hospital In . that
city. ihad been thought he could
not recover, but hopes are . now en
tertained that he may recover. t -
An effort is being made to estab
tContiaue4 on 7th ve-(